Ideal Changing A Switch To A Dimmer

Once the switch is secured take the faceplate and place it over the switch.

Changing a switch to a dimmer. Fit the new dimmer cover plate into place and secure it to the box or switch as applicable with the provided screws. Then use a voltage tester to make sure that the circuit is dead. First of all read all the instructio.

The dimmer switch has a black white wire and ground. The dimmer switch is now installed and ready to go. To replace a standard switch with a dimmer switch follow these steps.

Loosen the screw that holds the grounding wire to the switch and remove the dimmer switch from the switch box. Unscrew the switch from the electrical box and pull it out with. Carefully tuck the wires into the electrical box folding them neatly as needed.

Replacing a light switch can seem intimidating but if you follow the right steps it can be done in just a few minutes. Disconnect the traveler and or common wires from the dimmer switch. Remove the wire splice connectors sometimes called wire nuts attaching the wires from the dimmer switch to the wires from the switch box by holding it at the top and turning counterclockwise until it comes off of the wires.

More about a wiring a switch how to wire a switch. Mount the dimmer to the box using the two provided screws. Next using a pair of needle nose pliers wrap the bare ground wire around the.

Richard from the information you have provided yes when replacing a standard dimmer switch with a single switch simply install the single switch and connect the wires to the switch terminals. Use your flat head screwdriver and screw the faceplate in with the two included screws. Make sure the switch is straight up and down.